Planetary hours
in Basrah.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 13 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:46
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Baghdad).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:07
- 3♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:17
- 4☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:28
- 5♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:48
- 7☽︎ Moon11:48 – 12:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 14:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:20
- 10♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:41
- 12♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 19:41
- 2☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:10
- 5♂︎ Mars22:10 – 22:59
- 6☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:49
- 7♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:28
- 9☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 03:56
- 12♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Basrah?
On Saturday, 13 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:46, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:46 to 05:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.